Overview
- Experts from the Deutsches Meeresmuseum identified the whale as a fin whale after reviewing footage and on-site observations.
- Firefighters, the water police and Sea Shepherd removed sections of a stellnetz in the harbor, and the whale exited the area at around 18:00.
- A line remains wrapped around the whale’s body near the head, and rescuers paused close approaches because the animal showed significant stress.
- Sea Shepherd’s vessel Triton is searching off the Mecklenburg coast in the Wohlenberger Wiek with a diver ready for another disentanglement attempt.
- Large whales rarely enter the inner Baltic due to low salinity and limited prey, and it remains unconfirmed whether this is the same individual seen in the Flensburger Förde earlier this year.